Strokes of Genius

L Jon Wertheim - 2009 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

As someone familiar with Wertheim's writing through Sports Illustrated, I expected this book to be better.

The information in the book is good (see the part about gambling in tennis) and I suspect that any book about one of the all-time matches between these two tennis greats will not be short on praise, but still, the actual writing is what could be better.  It was more simple than expected and instead of weaving unique metaphors and similes they were obvious and basic.

I wouldn't rule this book out too fast, though, as it is still an easy read and has what to offer.